Is Austria safe for solo female travelers?
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How safe is Austria for female travelers?
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based on 104 experiences from female travelers
Vienna, Solo travel
One of the safest cities that I have been to. Many attractions, beautiful architecture, history, good wine. People are really friendly, especially stuff in restaurants or bars. Prices are pretty high but you can find different options. Very clear public transport, it's easy to travel and hard to get lost haha.
Posted: September 27, 2025Vienna, Family travel
I felt safe, i had a lot of fun with my family, but I struggled with food because I'm vegetarian. The city is beautiful and FULL of history and art. I loved it. I suggest you to visit the museum of the war because it is underrated
Posted: August 25, 2025Vienna, Couple travel
I felt safe in Vienna, not extremely but it was ok, the only problem I found in this city was that during August when I visited there wasn’t much to do, most places were closed, and there wasn’t many people around mostly tourists, that’s why I felt like it wasn’t the most authentic experience I’ve had
Posted: August 9, 2025Vienna, Group travel
Beautiful, beautiful city! I felt very safe in it (even taking night buses - I can’t really remember of a bad experience). I am from Italy, personally I found it expensive but a wonderful place to stay in and enjoy. Lots of wonderful museums, beautiful cathedrals and if you can travel a bit further from the city centre, you’ll find out its wonderful there too. Safety was awesome, place was awesome. I found food was good! A bit above average, in a good way. I enjoyed the traditional food I ate (not only schnitzels!) but I wouldn’t rank Vienna at the top of my gastronomical ranking. Still good tho.
Posted: July 26, 2025
Joanne
Germany
Hallstatt, Group travel
My friends and I went to Hallstatt in April. It’s such a beautiful and peaceful place! There were many tourists even though it wasn’t peak season. Still, it was a great trip and we really enjoyed it! 😆
Posted: July 22, 2025How safe is Austria for women?
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Graz
I can work comfortably alone at any time, even in dark suspicious tunnels. I have never seen public violence or seen men harrasing women. Just once a drunk guy said sth to me as he passed me by on a crowd.
Posted: October 14, 2025Vienna
Compared to all other big cities in Europe for me Vienna is the safest city. I have lived and traveled other big cities in Europe too, so i guess for me best one would be Vienna, Köln was also not bad travelled few times
Posted: October 10, 2025
Elizabeth
Vienna
It’s really nice even to walk after dark. Most people are nice, smiling and also can help you as a tourist. Most of them know English. You just need to avoid some places with cheep street food like kebabs and some stations during the night, like “landstrace”. And that’s all, I think!
Posted: October 4, 2025
Aimi
Austria
I think Austria is pretty safe, but i am still a little worried when I am alone at night in a city. Men do come up to me sometimes or cat call but if you say no or just ignore, they give up pretty quickly. I have never been in a situation, where I feared for my life, but I have to say, that I live in the countryside and almost always drive home.
Posted: October 4, 2025
Katharina
Vienna
I‘m aware of my surroundings when I‘m walking around in the dark which makes me feel a lot more confident. I‘ve lived here since 2019 and had some men being inappropriate with cat calling or forcingly talking to me. I‘m a bit extra aware when I‘m around the U-Bahn Station Westbahnhof or Gumpendorfer Straße as these are hotspots for people addicted to substances.
Posted: October 4, 2025Safety in Austria
